GCAA signs MoU with Etihad Airways

The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Etihad Airways to open and operate a permanent Satellite Licensing Office at the airline’s Abu Dhabi headquarters.

This includes technical
cooperation in the fields of aviation safety, staff training and development,
while improving GCAA professional license processing for Etihad Airways’ pilots,
cabin crew and technical operations personnel.

Etihad Airways currently employs
more than 1,300 pilots, 3,400 cabin crew and 300 technical operations personnel,
and in line with the carrier’s expansion, plans are in place to significantly
increase these numbers.

Over the next five years, the
UAE flag carrier will hire more than 850 pilots, 3,600 cabin crew, and 200 technicians
and engineers – all requiring GCAA licenses.

His Excellency Saif Al Suwaidi,
GCAA Director General, said: “One of our
fundamental priorities at GCAA is to contribute to the growth of the UAE aviation
sector and enabling the national carrier. This is embodied in our continuous
efforts to provide Etihad Airways with the best, world-renowned
solutions and innovative services to ensure it maintains the highest standards
of aviation safety and security.

Mr Ismaeil Al Balooshi said: “Our licensing
administration at GCAA has always been actively planning and incorporating new
programs to benefit our strategic partners and the aviation industry in the
long run, which includes the inauguration of our new office at Etihad, the
launch of our electronic service that issues medical certificates online, and
the trial services of pilot and cabin crew licensing.”

“As Etihad Airways continues to expand, this
permanent GCAA licensing office at Etihad Airways headquarters will simplify
and streamline the licensing and turnaround procedures for our ever growing
number of pilots, cabin crew members and aircraft engineers.”

The new GCAA office is operational from
today, and beyond initial license processing, the UAE aviation regulator hopes
to offer other services in the future.

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